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Welcome to the Houghton County Road Commission
The Houghton County Road Commission is
dedicated to providing a county road
system that is safe and convenient for
public travel while practicing sound
financial management, respect for the
environment, and sensitivity to
community concerns.
The Houghton
County Road Commission was born on April
4, 1910 as the county electorate voted
7,100 for and 989 against a Good Roads
System, which was established in order
to develop an organized improvement and
expansion of roads in Houghton County.
Up until this year, only haphazard
improvement of wagon roads into the
county, between population centers and
the copper mining areas existed.
The advent of the Model T Ford, of which
under 1,000 vehicles existed in Houghton
County in 1910, created the impetus to
develop a meaningful road system.
Offices for the Road Commission were
opened in rented quarters in downtown
Hancock with personnel of six employees.
Equipment consisted of three Pierce
Arrow plows, a Model T Ford, one
motorcycle, and five other truck
vehicles. Late in 1911, the offices were
moved to the Shelden Dee building in
Houghton.
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